The Gujarat state government wants the Government of India (Gol) to buy up surplus solar power as it "cannot be utilized" at home. "We want the Gol to take it and sell it to other, power-starved states", a senior official said. Officials have pegged the cost of power produced in gas-based plants comes to between ? 5 and 6 per unit, as the international gas prices have reached 14 dollars per MMBTU, the international standard for measuring gas, as against 10 dollars only a month ago.
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